Victim's Mother and Lawyer Maintain Story

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office investigation concluded that human error and not the health care worker's religious beliefs was the reason for the rape victim not receiving the second doze of the morning after pill. The victim and her family are saying that is false.

The mother of the woman said she was not surprised to hear that the sheriff's investigation found no wrongdoing. Her daughter, who was released from jail on Monday, maintains her claim that the nurse denied her the second dose of emergency contraception for religious reasons, the mother said.

"She stands by it 100 percent," the mother said. She questioned the investigation's findings that miscommunication was the cause.

She said her daughter asked for the second dose of contraception at 8:30 a.m. Sunday when the medical cart came around; she didn't get it until 2 p.m. Monday.

In addition, the mother and the woman's attorney, Virlyn "Vic" Moore III of Venice, stayed at the jail throughout Sunday, asking to see a nurse to ensure the woman received the second pill.

"We were asking them to please get the nurse for us, she needs to take that pill," the mother said. "There are just too many discrepancies."

Moore echoed the mother's comments Thursday afternoon.

"We stand by our previous statements," he said. "What happened is what happened and that's that. That so-called explanation is so patently ridiculous, I can't even comment on it."

He said the family is not interested in anyone being reprimanded or disciplined. They want policy changes, so that "helpless people and women in their care don't continue to be brutalized."

The victim was released because Attorney Vic Moore informed the media of his client's plight. The victim was arrested for allegedly unpaid debt after she informed the Tampa Police Department she was raped.